Tough comp tests players

Tough comp tests players

Twenty-one players took part in the inaugural Tennis4Fitness Round Robin Championship on December 1 at the City of Canning public tennis courts at Whaleback Golf Course. There were four pools dividing the 17 male participants and one separate pool for the four female...
Ray calls it a day after 40 years

Ray calls it a day after 40 years

Retiring Armadale Police inspector Ray Briggs doesn’t describe his 40 years with the Western Australian Police Force as a journey, but instead as an adventure. Mr Briggs’ first day at the academy was April 9, 1979 back when the training lasted only 12 weeks and saw...
Have your say on library changes

Have your say on library changes

People of all ages and backgrounds across Canning are invited to help shape some design concepts for Willetton Library. The concepts will then be presented to council as a business case in February. To ensure the facility’s upgrade offers flexible spaces that serve...
Adventurous teen gains three awards

Adventurous teen gains three awards

Seventeen-year-old student Nigel Lee earned his bronze, silver and gold medals at the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. The Willetton Senior High School student said he wanted to get involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Program to experience something new. He said it required a...
Honours for top K9s

Honours for top K9s

Six past and present dogs from the West Australian Corrective Services Drug Detection Unit were honoured this week with the prestigious National Canine Service Medal as part of the unit’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The dogs received the Australian Defence Force...